Punk-101 wrote:If he can play adequate defense by not running lay-up drills for the opposition and if he can shoot 48%+ from the field, I'll be satisfied.

A couple big ifs unfortunately.....

I still think he has some game left in him but he needs a different system and different expectations.

Agreed. I don't have any expectations for those ifs to be achieved. I can't wait to see what he brings us via trade, which I think is i*******. (imminent is a swear word on CL )

“Action has meaning only in relationship; and without understanding relationship, action on any level will only breed conflict. The understanding of relationship is infinitely more important than the search for any plan of action.” -Jiddu Krishnamurti

Ilyasove is way overpaid. No thanks. I actually would prefer a 3 team with Minny and Sac, where we put Cousins with Dwight. Need Nash, Kobe, and even D. Fish back to help with Cousins maturity, but him and Dwight running the "HORNS" with Nash, Kobe, and maybe Marcus Thornton would be interesting. If he can turn the light on to be a defender and rebounder, along with his mid-range and roll-to-the-rim skills he could be unstoppable with Nash. But I know, he is a 4 year old in a 22 year old's body.

Get him out of here! Enough with all the basketball I.Q. talk and about how he's the most versatile big man in the game. This kind of talk is what keeps you holding on too long. It's essentially saying "What if?"

Didn't we go through 7 years of this with Odom? He is too soft, mentally weak, and timid, just like Odom, so give him a fresh start somewhere else. We need youth and guys willing to ball, not flop to the ground and look at the refs for a bailout when you blow a layup.